I agree with Olin Potter about illegal immigrants. We are a nation of laws and that’s what makes us great. No matter your color, wealth, religious preference, political persuasion, or nation of origin, we’re protected by the fact that we’re a nation of laws applicable to everyone…uh…oops….

I have a confession. My ancestors came here in 1693 without papers. I don’t think the Native Americans gave them permission either. I could be wrong. Then they committed genocide on those same natives. But, hey, that was okay, because we weren’t a nation of laws yet, were we? Oops again. When we became a nation of laws we kept on killing them. Was that illegal or just totally immoral? Oh yeah, that’s right; God said it was okay and we called it Manifest Destiny. We’re cool.

Further confession: My ancestors were involved in the war on Mexico in the mid-1840s. We took half of Mexico for ourselves. That was legal? Whew am I lucky. I was thinking I had multiple felonies under my familial belt. We are a nation of laws. I feel better.